15/03/2010 : Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana as a national scheme for providing liquefied petroleum gas to the rural households at Lachhmangarh in Sikar district of Rajasthan
15/03/2010 : What is a special majority?
Article 368 states that a bill has to be passed in both the Houses by a majority of the total membership of each House, and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting. In such cases, a Constitution amendment bill has to have a minimum support of at least 273 MPs in the LS, irrespective of the number of MPs present at the time of voting, apart from at least two-thirds of those present and voting. If the entire LS was voting, in such a case, the bill would need the support of a minimum of 364 MPs. The bill must also be passed by both Houses in the same form, because any amendment to the bill itself also requires a special majority. There is no provision for a joint session in these cases, and hence, a party with a majority only in LS can not get the bill passed on its own. Like other bills, such a bill is then sent for the President's assent, but unlike other bills, the President has no powers to send it back for reconsideration.
15/03/2010 : Which bills are sent to state legislatures?
When an amendment aims to modify an article related to distribution of powers between the Centre and the states, or to representation of states in House, or to changing the provision of Article 368, it is necessary for the amendment to be ratified by legislatures of at least half of all the states of India - 14 in present scenario. However, to prevent the amendment process becoming impractical, only a simple majority is required in state legislatures.
15/03/2010 : Power development in India commenced at the end of the 19th century with the commissioning of electricity supply in Darjeeling during 1897, followed by the commissioning of a hydropower station at Sivasamudram in Karnataka during 1902.
15/03/2010 : The Government announced a policy in 1991 which allowed private sector participation in power generation schemes
15/03/2010 : NATIONAL HYDROELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION LTD. Schedule 'A' enterprise of GOI, established in 1975
15/03/2010 : Rajiv Gandhi Akhshay Urja Diwas : An effective and far reaching mass awareness campaign about Renewable Energy is being organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, late Shri Rajiv Gandhi as "Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas" on 20 August every year since 2004 all over the country.
15/03/2010 : Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE) Kapurthala(Punjab): To conduct R&D in renewable energy.
15/03/2010 : Biogas obtained from the biogas plants through anaerobic digestion contains a mixture of methane (55 ?65 per cent), carbon dioxide (35-40 per cent) and traces of other gases.
12/03/2010 : Assam - the first state in the country to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being.
12/03/2010 : The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, was formally inaugurated in Dhaka by ICCR president Karan Singh. The ICCR is providing special scholarships to 100 students from Bangladesh each year to pursue graduate and postgraduate studies in premier institutions in India.
12/03/2010 : Kirloskarvadi is largely considered the birthplace of engine revolution in India. It was set up near Kolhapur in 1910 on March 10 as Maharashtra's second and the country's third such project. The other two are Tatanagar (now Jamshedpur) in Jharkhand, and Walchandnagar (of the Walchand Hirachand group) near Baramati.
12/03/2010 : Tamilnadu - leader in Wind Power capacity - 3,900 MW.
Maharashtra - 1,800 mw at present - second position. Most of Maharashtra's existing wind farms are located in Dhule, Satara and Sangli districts. The state is also home to an incomplete 1,000-mw power project currently managed by a private company in Dhule district. The state's estimated wind power potential has been pegged at 4,584 mw.
11/03/2010 : Willy Willy: is a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia.
11/03/2010 : Telegu Ganga Project: in Tamil Nadu envisages optimal use of surplus water of the Krishna river. It is a joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
11/03/2010 : Spring Tides: are caused when the sun and the moon are in a straight line. The tide on its maximum height is known as Spring Tide.
11/03/2010 : Semangs (Tribes): are tribal people living in Malaysia.
11/03/2010 : Selvas: The rain forest of Amazon basin is called Selvas. These are rainy tropical forests.
11/03/2010 : Saddle peak: is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands, located in Great Nicobar.
11/03/2010 : Rare earths (Or Lignite and Monazite) : are found on the beaches of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Monazite is an ore of thorium.
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